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theguardian.com Forewarned is forearmed: three factors that will drive right-wing politics in 2016 | Jason Wilson Jason Wilson T he right had a very good run last year. It’s not just the election victory in the UK and the continued ascendancy of the Turnbull government in Australia. There has also been a discernible shift in our political discourse that has brought previously marginal views a greater audience and greater attention.

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    Press Release Release Date: December 31, 2015 The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application by Taiwan Business Bank, Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, to establish a branch in New York, New York. Attached is the Board's order relating to this action. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955. Attachment (38 KB PDF) 2015 Orders on Banking Applications Last update: December 31, 2015

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cnbc.com Stocks close lower; worst year for S&P, Dow since 2008 Evelyn Cheng U.S.stocks closed lower Thursday, the last day of trade for 2015, despite some stabilization in oil prices. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average both ended lower for the year, their worst since 2008. The Nasdaq composite closed up more than 5 percent for the year. The Dow Jones industrial average traded more than 150 points lower.

reuters.com Lockheed wins more than $1 billion contract for C-130J aircraft Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a contract worth more than $1 billion for 32 C-130J aircraft, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

cnbc.com Europe stocks close lower on last trading day of 2015 Kalyeena Makortoff European shares closed lower on Thursday, with volumes thin in a shortened trading session on the last day of 2015. The U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 finished the session down 0.5 percent when it closed early at 12:30 p.m. London time. At 1:00 p.m., the French CAC closed down by 0.86 percent while the Spain's IBEX posted steeper losses, finishing 1.01 percent lower for the day. German, Italian, Irish, Swiss and Russian markets were closed for New Year's Eve.

bloomberg.com Key Events in 2016: The Year Ahead Phyllis Halliday Joseph Meroni Bloomberg News reporters in 128 cities will cover the stories that matter most in 2016. Here's a selected calendar of key events for the year. January  

cnbc.com Wall Street eyes S&P 500 and oil prices on NYE Katy Barnato   U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat to higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, the last day of 2015, which will determine whether the benchmark S&P 500 squeezes out any gains for the year. As of the market close on Wednesday, the index was up 0.2 percent for 2015, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.2 percent for the year and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite was nearly 7 percent higher.

cnbc.com Asia stocks close lower, Shanghai still up 9% in 2015 Saheli Roy Choudhury Asian markets had an uninspired finish on the final trading day of 2015, as investors kept an eye on oil prices for further clues going into 2016, after a turbulent year for stocks. The Australian market, which closed early, shed over 2 percent for the year as lower commodity prices hit many stocks on the main index.

theguardian.com Malcolm Turnbull willing to ‘fight an election’ on industrial relations Shalailah Medhora   The prime minister has vowed to curb the influence of trade unions by introducing two previously rejected bills, paving the way for the government to call a double dissolution election. Related: The hits, the misses, and the zealous overreach of the trade union royal commission | Paul Karp

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nytimes.com Puerto Rico Says It Will Default on Some Bonds Mary Williams Walsh Alejandro Garcia Padilla, governor of Puerto Rico, in Washington this month. He said Wednesday that two groups of Puerto Rico's bondholders would be denied interest payments due to them Jan. 1. Sait Serkan Gurbuz/Associated Press The governor of Puerto Rico said on Wednesday that two groups of its bondholders would be denied more than $35 million of interest due to them Jan. 1, but in fact the island was defaulting on a much larger sum. In a briefing with journalists, Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said the government could not pay $35.9 million due to the holders of bonds issued by its Infrastructure Financing Authority, or $1.4 million due to holders of its Public Finance Corporation’s bonds. The money has been diverted to pay investors in Puerto Rico’s general obligation

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  Press Release Release Date: December 30, 2015 The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application filed by Chemical Bank, Midland, Michigan, to establish a mobile branch in several counties in Michigan.

The final days of the Bitcoin Foundation? Submitted by cpowell on December 30, 2015 .  By Olga Kharif Bloomberg News Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Bruce Fenton, executive director at the Bitcoin Foundation, opened its Dec. 15 board meeting with a sense of urgency: "We need additional funds if we wish to retain employees." The numbers didn't look good. In two years the foundation had seen at least $7 million evaporate. As of Nov. 30 its total assets stood at $12,553.06.

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cnbc.com Dow Closes Down Triple Digits as Oil Slide Weighs Evelyn Cheng U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday in low volume trade as a decline in oil prices weighed. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down more than 110 points as selling accelerated into the close. The S&P 500 closed about 0.7 percent lower, clinging to a year-to-date gain of about 0.2 percent. "The real story of the day is oil's down 3 percent and that's been weighing all day. Not much to be read into this light volume (trading session)," said Peter Coleman, head trader at Convergex. Energy declined nearly 1.5 percent to lead most S&P 500 sectors lower in afternoon trade. Materials briefly fell 1 percent as the second-greatest laggard in afternoon trade.

cnbc.com Europe ends lower; oil slips 3%; Fingerprint triumphs Holly Ellyatt, Alexandra Gibbs European equities finished trade lower on Wednesday as investors fretted over renewed weakness in global commodity markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index slipped to close down 0.4 percent with almost all sectors closing in negative territory.

theguardian.com The year of fear: Republicans and media stoked bigotry and anxiety in 2015 Chris McGreal   This was the year the threads came together. Spectres of mass shootings, jihadis and immigrant hordes have grown to haunt parts of 21st century America as communists and the atom bomb once did. But each fear, rational or not, generally held its own as a distinct threat.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 NYTimes.com/FirstDraft » Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton before the Democratic debate this month in New Hampshire. Gretche Ertl/Reuters Goodbye, 2015, the Year Before the Campaign Storm By MAGGIE HABERMAN Good Wednesday morning. As we will not be publishing on New Year ’ s Eve or New Year ’ s Day, we have come to the last newsletter of 2015. After several debates and months on the trail, the candidates have only a few we

marketwatch.com U.S. stocks eye lower open as oil drops Victor Reklaitis   U.S. stock futures on Wednesday signaled a lower open, as sentiment was hit by a drop in oil prices. The market is slated to take in a fresh reading on home sales, along with government data on U.S. supplies of crude, which rallied on Tuesday and helped stocks close higher .

bloomberg.com World in Turmoil Parks Its Cash in Canada Bonds for Safe Keeping Allison McNeely allisonmcneely   Even with the nation’s economy struggling to rebound from recession, the Canadian government is still the safest bet in the developed world. Canada’s government bonds have posted the biggest return among nine developed countries this year, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch World Government Bond Index, as its central bank twice cut rates to help an economy succumbing to slowing global growth.

marketwatch.com Asian stocks, led by Australia, mostly gain as oil prices rebound Cheo Deng   Markets in Asia rose Wednesday as a recovery in oil prices lifted energy shares. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +1.00%   was up 0.6%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.53%

theguardian.com Stalling UK wage growth set to revive debate over migrant workers Heather Stewart   Average pay growth for Britain’s workers is likely to stall at about 2% in 2016, as the ready availability of migrants makes it easy for employers to fill vacancies, according to a forecast of the labour market. In its annual assessment, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), which represents the human resources profession, says job creation will remain strong over the next 12 months, but wage growth has reached a plateau.

theguardian.com Can Twitter turn stagnation into progress, or has it hit the wall? Alex Hern   In 2015 Twitter lost one chief executive, gained another, and nearly tossed them too, before eventually settling down with him – incidentally, one of the men who had founded the company way back in 2006.

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theguardian.com Malcolm Turnbull loses two ministers but the stench of one could linger Gabrielle Chan T he Turnbull ministry is three and a half months old and already there are two casualties. One looks fairly straightforward. The other, not so. In both cases, Malcolm Turnbull is well rid of them under the circumstances.

theguardian.com Isis jihadi linked to Paris terror attacks killed in US-led airstrikes, says Pentagon David Smith   US-led airstrikes have killed a French jihadi based in Syria who was linked to the chief planner of November’s Islamic State atrocities in Paris and was “actively planning” new attacks, the Pentagon has said.

IRS Tax Tips December 29, 2015 Issue Number:    HCTT-2015-85 Inside This Issue Eight Facts for ALEs about New Information Statements to be Filed in 2016

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reuters.com DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger Chemical maker DuPont Co ( DD.N ) said it would cut 1,700 jobs in Delaware, as part of a previously announced plan to reduce its workforce before combining with Dow Chemical Co ( DOW.N ) in a $130 billion megamerger.

cnbc.com Dow closes up triple digits; S&P 500 green for year as tech leads Evelyn Cheng   U.S. stocks closed more than 1 percent higher in light volume trade Tuesday, as the tech sector led broad gains amid some stabilization in oil and commodity prices. The major U.S. averages gained more than 1 percent in afternoon trade to climb above their 50-day moving averages.

Mike Kosares: Gold a safe harbor on an ocean of excess reserves Submitted by cpowell on  December 29, 2015 December 29, 2015 USAGold's Mike Kosares today muses about what may become of the $2.4 trillion in "excess reserves" -- bailout money -- parked by commercial banks at the Federal Reserve and concludes that when it moves and creates inflation, investors may want to be cushioned by gold. But even if the money doesn't move, Kosares adds, big players are acquiring gold as insurance against the next big financial disaster whatever it turns out to be. His commentary is headlined "Gold a Safe Harbor on an Ocean of Excess Reserves" and it's posted at USAGold's Internet site here: http://www.usagold.com/ publications/NewsViewsJan2016. html CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. CPowell@GATA.org

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bloomberg.com Six Factors That Could Make a Difference for Republicans in 2016 Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur   Just four weeks before the first votes of the 2016 presidential contest are cast in Iowa's caucuses, a bizarre, unpredictable year in American politics comes to an end on Thursday night. With billionaire reality TV star Donald Trump and Tea Party U.S. Senator Ted Cruz leading the Republican field, the big question is whether the 2016 election will change American politics as we know it or whether there will be a return to the familiar in the final stretch. Here are six factors that could make a difference.

  Tuesday, December 29, 2015   Daily Report When Academia Nurtures Entrepreneurs | The foundational stories of successful tech companies - at least the ones people like to tell over and over again - always include an unlikely and humble place: The family garage, a rented garage, even a playground.

cnbc.com Europe ends higher as oil rises; Anglo slips 6% Alexandra Gibbs, Holly Ellyatt European equities finished higher on Tuesday, boosted by positive trade overseas and a bounce back in oil prices.

by Andrew Johnson Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC As the year comes to a close, you might be getting lots of requests for charitable donations. If a cause tugs at your heartstrings, but the charity is unfamiliar to you, take a few minutes – and a few steps – before giving. Having charitable thoughts? Give thoughtfully! Read more >

reuters.com Deutsche Bank to sell stake in China lender for up to $4 billion By Maria Sheahan and Daria Hsu FRANKFURT/HONG KONG Deutsche Bank ( DBKGn.DE ) has agreed to sell its entire 20 percent stake in Beijing-based Hua Xia Bank ( 600015.SS ) to Chinese insurer PICC Property and Casualty Co ( 2328.HK ) - a deal worth up to $4 billion that will help lift its capital ratios.

theguardian.com Iraqi PM visits Ramadi after declaring Isis will be 'terminated' in 2016 Kareem Shaheen The Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has arrived in Ramadi a day after his government declared the city liberated from Islamic State . Abadi kicked off his tour with meetings with security and provincial officials, reports said. The recapture of the city, where the Iraqi flag was raised on Monday over government buildings that had served as Isis’s base in Ramadi, marks a key victory against the jihadis.